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Deck of Many Things

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no

enmity is overt. The character should experience the devil’s malevolent efforts on multiple occasions. Seeking out the fiend shouldn’t be a simple task, and the adventurer should clash with

Changeling

Species Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

changelings develop identities that have more depth, crafting whole personas complete with histories and beliefs. A changeling adventurer might have personas for many situations, including negotiation

Score Increases When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless

Archaeologist

Backgrounds Tomb of Annihilation

An archaeologist learns about the long-lost and fallen cultures of the past by studying their remains — their bones, their ruins, their surviving masterworks, and their tombs. Those who

, and a pouch containing 25 gp Dust Digger Prior to becoming an adventurer, you spent most of your young life crawling around in the dust, pilfering relics of questionable value from crypts

Creating a Druid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the

an adventurer as part of your druidic calling, or did you first spend time as a caretaker of a sacred grove or spring? Perhaps your homeland was befouled by evil, and you took up an adventuring life in

Creating a Druid

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

druid after being abandoned in the depths of a forest. Perhaps your character had a dramatic encounter with the spirits of nature, coming face to face with a giant eagle or dire wolf and surviving the

an adventurer as part of your druidic calling, or did you first spend time as a caretaker of a sacred grove or spring? Perhaps your homeland was befouled by evil, and you took up an adventuring life in hopes of finding a new home or purpose.

Renown

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

to resources. Players track renown separately for each group their characters are associated with. For example, an adventurer might have a Renown Score of 5 with one faction and a Renown Score of 20

or party’s Renown Score starts at 0, then increases as characters earn favor and reputation with respect to the group. You can tie benefits to a character’s renown, including ranks, titles, and access

Creating a Ranger

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

a magical connection to nature through the necessity of surviving in the wilds. What’s the source of your particular hatred of a certain kind of enemy? Did a monster kill someone you loved or destroy

from solitude that they offer? Quick Build You can make a ranger quickly by following these suggestions. First, make Dexterity your highest ability score, followed by Wisdom. (Some rangers who focus on

Awakened Tree

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

. Awakened Tree Huge Plant, Neutral AC 13 Initiative −2 (8) HP 59 (7d12 + 14) Speed 20 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 19 +4 +4 Dex 6 −2 −2 Con 15 +2 +2 Ability

Score Mod Save Int 10 +0 +0 Wis 10 +0 +0 Cha 7 −2 −2 Vulnerabilities Fire Resistances Bludgeoning, Piercing Senses Passive Perception 10 Languages Common plus one

Training

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

trainer — perhaps a retired adventurer or champion who is willing to serve as a mentor. The trainer might be a reclusive wizard or haughty sorcerer who owes the queen a favor, the knight-commander of

an epic boon. These two options can be awarded to a character more than once. Ability Score Improvement. The character can increase one ability score by 2 or increase two ability scores by 1 each

Villains of the Last War

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

story — or a compelling villain. Which one of the characters served alongside the villain? Were they equals, or was one of higher rank? Did the villain abandon or betray the adventurer, or was it the

adventurer who betrayed the villain? This option can be especially interesting for a warforged villain; while searching for their own identity following the war, they have embraced a dark path. If you

Basilisk

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

ears open. —X the Mystic’s Rules of Dungeon Survival Petrified Basilisk Victims 1d8 A Basilisk Used Its Gaze to Petrify... 1 An adventurer with an ornate key hanging around their neck. 2

15 Initiative −1 (9) HP 52 (8d8 + 16) Speed 20 ft. Ability Score Mod Save Str 16 +3 +3 Dex 8 −1 −1 Con 15 +2 +2 Ability Score Mod Save Int 2 −4 −4 Wis 8 −1 −1 Cha 7 −2 −2 Senses

Blessings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

reward for one of the following accomplishments: Restoring a god’s most sacred shrine Foiling an apocalyptic plot by a god’s enemies Helping a god’s favored servant complete a quest An adventurer might

Blessing of Health at once. You can easily create more Blessings by mimicking the properties of a Wondrous Item. Blessing of Health Supernatural Gift (Blessing) Your Constitution score increases by 2, up

Selling a Magic Item

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

Selling a Magic Item Selling a magic item is by no means an easy task. Con artists and thieves are always looking out for an easy score, and there’s no guarantee that a character will receive a good

demands you hand it over. 5 Your item’s previous owner, or surviving allies of the owner, vow to retake the item by force. 6 The buyer is murdered before the sale is finalized.* *Might involve a rival

Running the Adventures

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tales from the Yawning Portal->a6

manageable situation into a very deadly one. Therefore, be free with information the players need to make informed decisions. For example, any seasoned adventurer can see that the giants in the great

survival of the individuals, of course, as well as opportunity for them to act. Some provision for the movement of surviving giants is given in the latter scenarios, but you will have to modify these

Inhabitants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

and carries out the beholder’s commands. Formerly an adventurer from the surface world, Shedrak and his companions delved too deeply into the Wormwrithings. His companions became Karazikar’s

characters demonstrate their willingness to challenge the beholder (including by killing Shedrak), surviving slaves can be convinced to aid them with a successful DC 16 Charisma (Persuasion) check. On a

Blessings

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

: Restoring the most sacred shrine of a god Foiling an earthshaking plot by the enemies of a god Helping a god’s favored servant complete a holy quest An adventurer might also receive a blessing in advance of

Constitution score increases by 2, up to a maximum of 22. Blessing of Protection You gain a +1 bonus to AC and saving throws. Blessing of Magic Resistance You have advantage on saving throws against spells

8. Egg Chamber

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Dexterity (Acrobatics) check to avoid falling off. An adventurer who reaches an egg cluster and has a suitable cutting tool (such as a dagger, sword, or axe) can carefully hack an egg out in 2d4 minutes

11 19–20 1 purple worm The giant spider walks on the ceiling and surprises the adventurers unless someone in the party has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 14 or higher. If a purple worm

Gelatinous Cube

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual

need of repair. 5 Skeleton belonging to a famous adventurer. 6 Tablet bearing a mysterious message. Gelatinous Cube Large Ooze, Unaligned AC 6 Initiative −4 (6) HP 63 (6d10 + 30) Speed 15 ft

. Ability Score Mod Save Str 14 +2 +2 Dex 3 −4 −4 Con 20 +5 +5 Ability Score Mod Save Int 1 −5 −5 Wis 6 −2 −2 Cha 1 −5 −5 Immunities Acid; Blinded, Charmed, Deafened, Exhaustion

Adventure Types

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

surviving in the dungeon for a certain amount of time. 18 Parley with a villain in the dungeon. 19 Hide from a threat outside the dungeon. 20 Roll twice, ignoring results of 20. Wilderness Goals d20

mastermind 17–18 Humanoid raider or ravager 19 Humanoid under a curse 20 Misguided humanoid zealot Adventure Allies d12 Ally 1 Skilled adventurer 2 Inexperienced adventurer 3 Enthusiastic

Build Your Group

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

be a character with plenty of training and experience in the dangerous life of an adventurer. Sometimes called tomb raiders or grave robbers, such characters know that groundbreaking work requires

certainly legitimate Research Assistants who honestly pursue their studies, this role might suit characters without academic interests. Scholar. Likely possessing a high Intelligence score and a focus

Deck of Many Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules

another one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no

devil’s malevolent efforts on multiple occasions. Seeking out the fiend shouldn’t be a simple task, and the adventurer should clash with the devil’s allies and followers a few times before being able to

Deck of Many Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide

another one of your ability scores by 2. You can’t decrease an ability that has a score of 5 or lower. Alternatively, you can choose not to adjust your ability scores, in which case this card has no

devil’s malevolent efforts on multiple occasions. Seeking out the fiend shouldn’t be a simple task, and the adventurer should clash with the devil’s allies and followers a few times before being able to

Deck of Many Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

enmity is overt. The character should experience the devil’s malevolent efforts on multiple occasions. Seeking out the fiend shouldn’t be a simple task, and the adventurer should clash with the devil’s

Dungeon Master, you should wait for a dramatically appropriate moment to reveal this enmity, leaving the adventurer guessing who is likely to become a betrayer. Balance. Your mind suffers a

Deck of Many Things

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

1,000 gp each appear at your feet. Idiot. Permanently reduce your Intelligence by 1d4 + 1 (to a minimum score of 1). You can draw one additional card beyond your declared draws. Jester. You gain 10,000

multiple occasions. Seeking out the fiend shouldn’t be a simple task, and the adventurer should clash with the devil’s allies and followers a few times before being able to confront the devil itself. In

Adventure Hooks

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse

for defeating Lyzzie Calderos in area E29 of the Temple of Eternal Flame and again for defeating Vanifer. Settle a Score Marauders in stony armor robbed the character’s friends or family and left the

character for dead. Now it’s time to even the score. The character earns inspiration for defeating the Black Earth cultists in area M9 of the Sacred Stone Monastery and again for defeating Hedorm in

Tepui Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel

. Characters who have a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 20 or higher, or who pass through the waterfall to see what’s behind it, find a ledge about 100 feet from the ground. Upon the ledge rests an elf

, crumbling space between the surviving upper deck and the stone below. A drowsy displacer beast makes its den in this tight space, accessing it via a gap in the northern part of the hull. The creature

Armor and Shields

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)

ill-fitting when an adventurer tries to wear it as a disguise. Using this variant, when adventurers find armor, clothing, and similar items that are made to be worn, they might need to visit an

wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score. Stealth. If the Armor table shows "Disadvantage" in the Stealth column, the wearer has disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks

Mages of High Sorcery

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

would misuse magic. Every test is designed so failure means death. There is no judge, no score, and little chance of surviving a failed test. Magical Acumen. A mage must wield magic with competence

2. Choose a Class

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)

2. Choose a Class Every adventurer is a member of a class. Class broadly describes a character’s vocation, what special talents he or she possesses, and the tactics he or she is most likely to employ

equal to 10 + his Constitution modifier. Bob notes this, and will record the final number after he determines Bruenor’s Constitution score (see step 3). Bob also notes the proficiency bonus for a 1st-level character, which is +2.

Madness

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)

Madness In many campaigns, little focus is placed on the mental and emotional impact of the dangers characters face day after day, but sometimes the stress of being an adventurer can be too much to

break the psyche of a character who uses or becomes attuned to them. Resisting a madness-inducing effect usually requires a Wisdom or Charisma saving throw. If your game includes the Sanity score (see

March to Nowhere

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

) score of 15 or higher hears the sounds of marching feet off in the distance. To investigate the source of the noise, the characters must travel for 15 minutes through cramped tunnels requiring as

understand individuality in others. When speaking to a group, the tridrone might focus its attention on the adventurer it believes to be at the top of the party’s hierarchy even while talking to another

L14. Study

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

their magic to drive others to do the opposite of what they desire. All the book’s writing is backward. Pity He’s an Elf is a collection of illustrated short stories about an elf adventurer named Aethyn

score of 4 (the strength of a normal octopus). The effect lasts until the creature receives the benefit of a remove curse spell, a greater restoration spell, or similar magic. Treasure. Among the junk

Sports and Games

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War

each of these brave jockeys rides a different flying creature—except for the gargoyle Carralag, who relies on his own wings! Speed is important, but merely surviving the race can be a challenge. The

. Hrazhak Two teams of seven shifters play hrazhak on a field with a goal at each end. Each team starts out carrying a wooden idol. To score, a team must steal its opponent’s idol and place both idols in its

Vault Locations

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault

uniforms. Guards. Two off-duty guards are playing cards at the table. They aren’t expecting to be interrupted, and each has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 7. If the characters try a nonviolent

, which opens silently. Trap. Any character who has a passive Wisdom (Perception) score of 15 or higher notices the floor is unusually clean in a 10-foot square in front of the gem crates. When a

Tresendar Manor

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated

stays in jackal form, using her Sleep Gaze on the toughest-looking adventurer. If that target falls unconscious, three jackals quickly swarm the character. Hamebi flees if it looks like the characters

others. Falling rubble knocked her down, then buried her. Surviving on nothing but rainwater and her half-orc endurance, Gildha has been in and out of consciousness since the attack. The Timepiece of

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